Cuba recently changed course and plans to triple sugar production to 3 million tons in order to produce alcohol from sugar cane. The plan means a huge increase over the 1.2 million tons of sugar ...

“Central America and the Caribbean, historical sugar-producing ... be observed on many small cane farms and CPAs [Agricultural Production Cooperatives] throughout Cuba.” Cuba’s ambitious ...

The men of the Yumuri sugar co-operative in Cuba have worked the cane fields around the city of Cienfuegos since they were old enough to wield a machete. Cutting cane is all Miguel Guzmán has ...

Production of sugar cane is dominated by state mills in Cuba's Communist-run economy. This year, less cane means a record low of just 15 mills will be open for sugar production, versus 24 the year ...

STORY: Sugar cane has long been “king” in Cuba. However, while the island nation once produced millions of tons of sugar, next year local media say it’s only expecting a fraction of that ...

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba, which once produced millions of tons of sugar, expects to output just 300,000 metric tons of the sweetener in 2025, according to provincial media reports, as it struggles ...